June 18, 2014Central Penn Lancaster to start day classes

Central Penn College’s Lancaster Center, which offers associate and bachelor’s degree completion programs, will begin offering day classes in business administration and criminal justice administration, beginning with the summer term that starts July 7.

Central Penn Lancaster already offered business administration and criminal justice administration courses in the evenings to busy, working adults; however, a large number of students from the Lancaster area were also enrolling in the Summerdale campus day classes for the two degree programs.

“We wanted to give our students more flexible and convenient options as they earn their degrees,” says Kimberly Salgado, academic dean of Central Penn Lancaster. “This is the first time Central Penn Lancaster will be opening its doors to students for day classes.”

Dennis Eberly, a former operations supervisor, staff services supervisor and lieutenant with the East Hempfield Township Police department, was hired to help instruct the criminal justice administration classes. Eberly served in the United States Air Force Security Police and, in addition to his normal duties, served on the emergency services team and on the base honor guard. He also served on the Lancaster County DUI Task Force, as a negotiation unit supervisor for the Lancaster County Special Emergency Response Team and on the South Central Pennsylvania Regional Counter-Terrorism Task Force. He has been active as a police instructor for many years.

In addition, Central Penn Lancaster is welcoming its first group of students to study the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) associate degree program in the July summer term. This degree is offered through a mix of evening, onsite courses and online courses. Central Penn Lancaster also offers evening courses in accounting, information technology and entrepreneurship and small business.

To learn more about any of the degree programs Central Penn Lancaster has to offer, visit www.centralpenn.edu or call Admissions Counselor Matt LeSuer at 717-728-2372 or matthewlesuer@centralpenn.edu.

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Central Penn College has been helping students turn potential into career success since 1881, now offering associate, bachelor's and master’s degrees in the fields of accounting, business administration, criminal justice, communications, healthcare, homeland security, information technology, legal studies and organizational leadership. The college, currently serving students at its Summerdale, Lancaster, Lehigh Valley and online locations, attributes its high rate of student success to a caring faculty and its hands-on learning approach. Based on Central Penn’s most recent One-Year Graduate Survey, 87.8 percent of graduates were employed in their chosen field or continuing their education within one year of graduation. Central Penn College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (267-284-5000). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. www.centralpenn.edu

Central Penn College is a career-oriented, baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate, residential college in Summerdale, a suburb of Harrisburg, with an offsite location in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Central Penn College offers associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs for both traditional and continuing education students by providing hands-on and online distance education taught by experienced, caring faculty.